estuary
nounHow many syllables in estuary?
There are 4 syllables in the word estuary.How to pronounce estuary:
Definition of estuary:
- estuary (noun):
- an arm of the sea at the lower end of a river
- a water passage where the tide meets a river current
- the widening channel of a river where it nears the sea
- the wide part of a river where it nears the sea; fresh and salt water mix.
Synonyms for estuary:
arm
bay
bayou
bight
cove
creek
embayment
fiord
firth
fjord
gulf
harbor
inlet
loch
mouth
port
river
water
Antonyms for estuary:
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- caterpillar
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- satisfying
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- unlikeable
- satisfyingly
- reconnoiter
- measurable
- expressio
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- decrepitude
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- aforementioned
- salutary
- edifying
- paduasoy
- conjectural
- unspeakably
- gastronomic
- convoluted
- summarizing
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- ecosystem
- ethnicity
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